The Iron Sheik, a former pro wrestler who relished playing a burly, bombastic villain in 1980s battles with some of the sport's biggest stars and later became a popular Twitter personality, died ...

WWE bad guy the Iron Sheik was spitting in the ring before the "Hawk Tuah Girl" was even born. - Credit: youtube; Bobby Bank/WireImage When the Iron Sheik died last year at 81, the pro wrestling ...

Hawk tuah!” the Iron Sheik would shout into the ring mic before emphatically spitting on the mat. It sent crowds from Madison Square Garden to high-school gymnasiums into high dudgeon.

The Iron Sheik, a former pro wrestler who played a burly, bombastic villain in 1980s battles with some of the sport's biggest stars, has died at age 81. The WWE ...

The Iron Sheik, charismatic former pro wrestling villain and Twitter personality, dies at 81 June 9, 2023 at 10:00 p.m. FILE - The Iron Sheik arrives at the ESPY Awards in Los Angeles on July 15 ...

The Iron Sheik, a former pro wrestler who relished playing a burly, bombastic villain in 1980s battles with some of the sport's biggest stars and later became a popular Twitter personality, died ...

The Iron Sheik, a former pro wrestler who relished playing a burly, bombastic villain in 1980s battles with some of the sport's biggest stars and later became a popular Twitter personality, died ...